Summary
Chao Zhang is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Site Reliability and DevOps with 12 years of experience building and operating resilient, cloud-native systems across telecom and finance. He has progressed from hands-on DevOps roles at Nuage Networks/Nokia to senior SRE positions at MIDL.dev and Bloomberg, consistently focusing on automation, observability, and scalable production services. His academic background includes advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from USC and Georgia Tech, underpinning a strong systems and networking foundation. Based in London, he brings practical expertise in large-scale infrastructure and platform reliability, often translating complex operational requirements into repeatable engineering solutions. Although his public GitHub (puppetninja) shows a low-profile presence, it reflects a pragmatic, tooling-oriented mindset rather than flashy open-source showpieces. Colleagues would describe him as a methodical engineer who prefers durable automation and measurable SLAs over short-term fixes.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Electrical Engineering, Master of Science - MS Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Beihang University